Stitch together lots of little HTML pages with navigations for interactions | Hacker News

A Hacker News discussion revisits the JavaScript vs. HTML/CSS-only debate for interactive web design.

The post argues that common JS failure cases are either uncommon, manageable, or also affect non-JS setups.

It defends JavaScript as necessary for many modern interactions and points to browser realities like ad blockers and extensions.

The broader issue is how much client-side JavaScript the web should rely on for resilience, accessibility, and user experience.